ACTivism Part IV By: Puck Arks



Written By: Puck Arks

ACTivism Part IV

Activism and education are, first and foremost, about raising the profile of a cause and creating public discourse. We should encourage people to get involved. We as activists work to promote, guide, or impede changes in government or business policies and influence the actions of individuals and groups. No matter the cause you are passionate about, you can always find a way to contribute. Below in a continued series are suggestions to have your voice heard. 

1. Do not allow labels and stereotypes to control your life, think of a label and examine how it serves to divide the people. 

2. Do not be a classist, fight against oppressions that are natural to the heart. Everyone deserves compassion 

3. The next time you’re at a grocery store and you see someone buying a product, tell them about the company’s exploitive acts. GMO 5 digit code starting with 8, Organic 5 digit code begins with 9, Conventionally grown 4 digit code starting with 3,4.

4. Do not focus on money and donations, focus on people, their time and their thoughts.

5. The next time you’re going to a protest, let people know. 

6. In the world of Activism, there is no such thing as success and failure, there is only truth, humanity and justice.

7. There is no such thing as a successful activist, you have to avoid such vain formulations and petty expectations.

8. Do not become an activist if your goal is to be some kind of hero, this is not hero business, activism is selflessness.

9. You have to change the way you see the world, look up the lyrics of a popular song and count how many times consumption is mentioned.

10. Love is a beautiful feeling but do not allow your love for an individual to hinder your higher love for humanity.

11. If you catch a member of your family watching the shopping channel or infomercials, explain to them how they’re addicted to consumption.

12. Avoid watching television, the channels of the billionaires are programmed to subdue our political consciousness.

13. If you’re forced to watch television with others, vocalize your analysis of the shows and the commercials. 

14. Do not allow intellectual elitism to get the best of you, there are many uneducated people with valuable insights and ideas as well.

15. Don’t become entrapped in the ivory towers of academia, revolutions and change happen in the streets, not in lush university offices.

16. Call your local government official and ask him/her why they bailed out billionaire bankers while families are losing their homes?

17. Voting is not enough to assert your right as a citizen, do not fall for the 4 or 5 year electoral trap of passivity.

18. Avoid celebrating capitalist holidays which are designed to intensify consumption.

19. Share a meal with a homeless person.

20. Avoid material comforts, many people avoid activism because they are focused on attaining an infantile level of material comfort.

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